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07-05-2003, 10:35 AM
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Three wheeled styrene blob (long term progress )
Hey guys, I thought I 'd make a thread about this long-term project I have (yes, even more long-term then the others ;-) )
It's not entirely about the car I want to make, but I chose to do this because I want to improve my scratch-building and puttying skills, and also, because I tend to like this particular "car"  I don't know if many people have actually seen one of these vehicles, but I am pretty sure those of you living and going on holidays in the big Italian cities do know what I m referring to when they see the pics. The name of this thing is the Piaggio Ape, brother of the Vespa scooter , and the modelyear I em going to try to make is the 1996 -200* . It's an icon in Italy, it's as common as eating a hot pizza on a nice quiet piazza , listening to violins and drinking a nice glass of martini. This vehicle has been designed to carry small merchandises(pizza , coffee, even used as ice-cream-vans ) through the small streets in traffic-jammed cities. The first one came out in about 1960, and not much has changed about it since then. It still boast the gigantic  engine of 50 cc, borrowed from the Vespa-scooter, has the same steering wheel and mechanic parts!Also, the top speed only stops at a staggering  40 Km/h, the equivalent of about 25 MPH !I like the Ape, well it's not pronounced Ape like the monkey more like A-PE , and means wasp, in Italian. I hope you like these first steps in scratch-building, and I hope many of you have suggestions about how to go on and make the bodywork even more realistic. If any of you happen to be  lucky enough to own one, I m desperate to find some specific detail pictures of the interior!Also, I realise it may not be truly a model "car"  only having three wheels, but hey, it's still pretty truly a 1/24th scale model...That's why I ll be using the Tampiya Vespa Engine and tyres and other stuff when I get my hands on it :-) (Xav ? ;-) ) I hope you enjoy  Here are some reference pictures of this three wheeled monster  First steps...   Current shape ....   As always...  comments welcome.Olivier 
Last edited by bigfrit; 07-05-2003 at 11:06 AM. 
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07-05-2003, 10:42 AM
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That is awesome...
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07-05-2003, 10:58 AM
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Great project.Keep us updated on progress.
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07-05-2003, 11:00 AM
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nice project! keep an eye on it
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07-05-2003, 11:06 AM
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it's amazing to see that "car" snorring around in small streets with 40 km an hour (wich is actually fast in small narrow streets) with a vespa steer on it.
Every time i saw one i didn't understand how they don't fal over in corners  nice building BTW
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07-05-2003, 04:43 PM
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Cool! Kinda reminds me of a Daihatsu Midget!
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07-07-2003, 04:13 PM
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This looks like it is going to be insane as far as scratch building goes. i think you can pull it off and I cannot wait to see how this turns out.
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07-07-2003, 07:56 PM
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WOW...What a project to take on !!
Look forward to seeing how you get on.
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07-07-2003, 07:58 PM
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07-07-2003, 07:58 PM
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LOL. That reminds me of the Dihatsu Midget.
  Your project is coming along nicely! Hope to see it finished! *EDIT* That'll teach me to read the whole thread next time
Last edited by TheSyndicate; 07-07-2003 at 08:51 PM.
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07-08-2003, 03:47 PM
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yo we need an update
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